Charger for the car?

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Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.

My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.

Thanks!

Edit:
I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-U...pr_product_top
Comments on it?

Look in the captivate general thread for this discussion ...

Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?

the only thing I can say about that is ...

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Originally Posted by DirtyRasa

Why would this be in general? this is an accessory is it not..?

The answer your question is there regardless.
The answer to your question is a bit more involved than yes or no, and involves USB standards.
Perhaps it should be moved ... not my call to make.

i just bought this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=230503161988

for $8 not bad

I got mine free from Wal-mart when I bought my captivate and it does a good job of charging it.

Originally Posted by DirtyRasa

Hey everyone,
I'm planning on buying a car charger for my phone soon as I take a lot of road trips and now that I finally have a phone with navigation I thought this would be really handy to have.

My question is: What is the best cell phone charger? What should I be looking for? I hear that some chargers can burn out the battery if left in for too long.
Also, I'd like a charger that would be able to power my ipod as well.

Thanks!

Edit:
I was browsing around and saw this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Dual-U...pr_product_top
Comments on it?

Got this same exact one and a blackberry micro usb charger. Works great.

For the love of God don't cheap out... Been there, done that, don't waste the $$$.

Cables that work for $1.70:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

A quality Griffin charger for $11.50:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?

I only ask because I have a mini-to-micro USB adapter I'm using with a mini USB cable right now and it appears to fit in fine. Unfortunately in reality the plastic around the male piece blocks it from slotting in fully and I have to fiddle with it to ensure it's in well enough to charge. Moving the phone in the slightest can dislodge it and sever the connection.

I'd like to buy this cable to work with my current home/car USB chargers but wanted to make sure it wouldn't have the same issue.

I can't post a URL yet so replace x's with t's to see my illustration: hxxp://imgur.com/TCi5h.jpg

Originally Posted by phishie

You haven't by chance verified that the $1.70 cable fits well in the Captivate slot?

Yea... I've used them to both sync and charge my phone and they work fine.

Moving the phone around won't cause it to come out.